Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, January 5, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+9)

The Detroit Pistons (3-31) are traveling to Chase Center on Friday where they will compete against the Golden State Warriors (16-17). Golden State opens this contest as 9-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 242.5.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and took a loss by a final of 154-148 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 27 and the Jazz accounted for 22 personal fouls. They also buried 16 of their 32 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Utah finished the game shooting 91.4% from the charity stripe by making 32 of 35 shots. On top of that, Utah had 43 rebounds (15 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Utah recorded 28 assists and had 11 steals in the game. In terms of defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 51.5% from the floor on 53 out of 103 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 48 with 16 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pistons converted 17 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 77.3%. Detroit walked away from the game having earned a 53.3% field goal percentage (56 of 105) and knocked down 19 of 41 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Bojan Bogdanovic is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He racked up 36 points on 13 out of 26 shooting. He was on the court for 43 mins and also pulled down 7 rebounds. Bogdanovic ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 5 assists.

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Detroit comes into this game with a win-loss record of 3-31 this year. They have an average of 111.5 points per game (25th in the NBA) while shooting 46.9% from the field. The Pistons are connecting on 34.5% on shots from downtown (354 of 1,025) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Detroit is pulling in 43.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 877 assists on the year, which is 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 23.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Pistons have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 13th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 881 conceded this season. The Pistons are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.2% (1,502 of 3,054) and they concede 42.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 38.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 26th in the league in PPG allowed (122.6).

For their last game, the Warriors went home victorious with a score of 121-115 when they played the Magic. When talking about rebounding, Golden State allowed Orlando to grab 41 in all (16 on the offensive glass). They shot 38.9% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 14 of 36 and ended up shooting 19 out of 23 from the charity stripe (82.6%). The Warriors permitted the Magic to make 41 of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.6% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 42 for 78 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.8%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Golden State converted 13 of their 35 attempts (37.1%). They were able to make 24 of those for a rate of 64.9%. The Magic were called for 24 fouls in the game which took the Warriors to the free throw line for 37 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Warriors recorded 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 for the matchup.

Stephen Curry ended up being a factor for the Warriors in this contest. He converted 12 of 20 in this game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. Curry totaled 36 points in his 35 mins of playing time and earned 6 dimes in the game.

Golden State has a mark of 16-17 so far this season. The Warriors have committed 21.2 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 28.0 times per game (6th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.0 times per game. Golden State has accounted for 3,859 points for the season (116.9 per game) and they collect 46.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Warriors are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 24th in basketball.

The Warriors on defense are ranked 20th in the league in points given up per game with 116.3. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (13th in basketball). The Golden State defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (413 of 1,181) and opponents are making 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.0 dimes and 43.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 7th and 15th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State (-9)

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